Chapter

Introduction

Abstract

This book provides new evidence for the Impact of the Internet on jobs. All of the empirical articles indicate that the Internet has indeed created many new jobs, but that a large number of jobs may have been destroyed or downgraded, at least in the short run. Furthermore, routinization, job market polarisation and new labour market inequalities have emerged. Thus, while the diffusion of the Internet is generating opportunities it also comes with ambiguous trends that by themselves will not generate a more resilient and inclusive labour market. These changes cannot be dealt with as business-as-usual by governments and the private sector. Failing to mitigate short-term job losses risks pushbacks and restrictive policy responses that threaten to slow down the ICT Revolution.

Authors

Pupillo L; Noam E; Waverman L

Book title

Digitized Labor

Pagination

pp. 1-18

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

January 1, 2018

DOI

10.1007/978-3-319-78420-5_1
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